Furniture construction.



PA BNTBD SEPT. 29, 1903.

c. swam. FURNITURE cons'rnuo'rxou.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3. 1903 I F0 MODEL.

m: mums FE NITED 'ra'rns Patented September 29, 1903.

FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,192, datedSeptember 29, 1903.

Application filed January 3, 1903. $erial No. 137,741. (No model.)

to the construction of chairs and like articles;

and its object is to provide strong and durable fastenings to connectthe various parts forming the seat, legs, and back of a chair or thecorresponding parts in other articles, to economize the material, and toprovide the device with certain new and useful features hereinafter morefully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims. j

Myinvention consists, essentially, of the described means for securingthe said parts of an article of furniture to each other, consisting ofsockets, preferably of metal, and provided with flangesto attach thesockets to the seat or corresponding'part, said sockets also adapted toreceive and securely hold the ends of the legs and-back posts orothercorresponding parts, as will more fully appear by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of achairwith a portion of the back omitted and showing a construction havingturned legs and back posts; Fig. 2, a modification of the same in whichthe legs and back posts are of flat or rectangular construction; Fig. 3,a detail in plan View of the leg-braces; Fig. 4, an enlarged detail, invertical section, of the fastening parts connecting theback posts, rearlegs, and seat as shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 5, the same, together with thefront-leg'fastening as shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 6, 7, and 8 areperspective details of modifications of the structure shown in Fig. 4.

.Like letters refer to like parts in all of the figures.

A represents the seat of the chair or other i the middle of the seat.

analogous article of furniture; B, the back posts of the same; 0, therear legs, and D the front legs of the same. I

The rear legs and the back posts are'made post B and rear leg 0.

,, Projecting forward underneath the seat and secured thereto is aflange F, integral with the socket E, and above the seat and engagingthe same is a lesser flange F, whereby the seat is securely attached tothe socket E.

The forward leg D in each construction shown is secured to the underside of the seat by means of a metal socket G, in which the leg isinserted and secured, said socket being provided with a flange G andsecurely attached by suitable screws to the under side of the seat. Thelower portion of the legs is braced and held by means of two metal barsI, which bars are secured at themiddle to a suitable block of wood H,located under 7 Said bars extend from this block radially to each of therespective legs and are securely attached thereto at the ends.

The described construction is simple and cheap, and at the same timeprovides a very strong and durable structure not easily broken or gotout of order. In the construction shown in 'Fig. 1, in which the legsand back are of turned or cylindrical form, the metal parts E and Gwould be preferably. integral 0r tubular in form. In the constructionshown inv Fig. 2 these parts might also.

be integral and rectangular in cross-section; but I prefer theconstruction shown in which these parts are divided longitudinally, asindicated in Figs. 4, 6, 7, and 8, in which J represents the front sideof the socket or fastening, K the rear side of the same, L the innerside of the same, and M the outer side, the entire socket beingrectangular in cross-section and attached to the various parts by meansof suitable rivets passing therethrough. Said socket is shown dividedinto two parts in Fig. 6, the sides J and L being integral and providedwith flanges F and F to engage the seat and the sides K and M being alsointegral and adapted to complete the structure. A lug N projectsfroinsaid plate between the ends of the leg and back, through which a 'boltor rivet 0 extends and also through the sides L and M, whereby they aresecured together. Other rivets or bolts 0 extend through the variousplates and through the leg and back post, whereby the whole is securelyheld in place.

In Fig. 7 each of the four sides are shown as made of separate plates,the two sides J and L being provided with flanges F and F. In Fig. 8 thesame construction is shown with the plate J only having the saidflanges. In this latter construction the sides K, L, and M may be ofwood, if preferred. The advantage of dividing the sockets longitudinallyis that they may be cast without the use of cores and can be drawntogether by tightening the rivets or bolts therethrough in the event ofshrinkage of the woodwork inserted therein. I prefer the form shown inFig. 6 as being the strongest for this purpose.

To illustrate my invention, Ihave shown a chair construction; but it isobviously useful in a great variety of structures having a ho rizontalportion corresponding to the seat and legs or supports for the same,together with an upwardly-extended portion above one or both pairs oflegssuch, forinstance, as a bedstead. I do not', therefore, limit myselfto the particular chair construction shown.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an article of furniture, in combination with the seat, legs andback posts, longitudinally-divided sockets, flanges on the sockets tosecure the same to the seat, and rivets or bolts extending through thesockets, and through the ends of the legs and back posts.

2. In an article of furniture, in combination with the seat, legs andback posts, a longitudinally-divided socket, a flange on the socket toattach the same to the seat, a lug on the socket projecting between theleg and back post and having an opening, a rivet or bolt in the openingin the lug and through the divided parts of the socket, and rivets orbolts through the socket and ends of the leg and back post.

3. As an article of manufacture, a longitudinally-divided socket, havinga laterallyprojecting flange to attach to a seat, andoppositely-projecting ends adapted to receive and retain the ends of aleg and a back post, and openings to receive transverse rivets or bolts.

4. As an article of manufacture, a socket divided longitudinally, aflange and a lug on one part of the socket, and transverse'openings inthe socket and lug to receive bolts and rivets.

5. As an article of manufacture, a rectangular socket consisting of fourseparate plates, a flange and lug on one of the plates, and transverseopenings in the lug and plates to receive rivets or bolts.

6. The described construction of chair or other analogous article offurniture, consisting of a seat, separate legs and separate back posts,and metallic sockets having flanges attached to the seat, the severallegs and back posts being inserted in said sockets and secured therein,and braces attached to a block beneath the middle of the seat andextendingradially therefrom, and secured at their respective ends to therespective legs.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES SINGER.

\Vitnesses:

LUTHER V. MOULTON, GEORGIANA OHAoE.

